Eyeglasses.



No. 666.929; Patented Ian. 29, I901.

R." B.- FINCH.

EYEGLASSES.

(Application filed Oct. 18, 1900 y [N VENTOR. Haber-f Bran/rs fihcb 4 ATTORNEY.

UNITE AES ROBERT BROOKS FINOH, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO EDWIN T. JONES, OF SAME PLACE.

EYEGLASSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 666,929, dated January29, 1901.

Application filed October 18, 1900. Serial No. 33.529. (N model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.- 'the two nose-engaging parts forming, inef- Be itknown thatLROBERT BROOKS FINOH, feet, a divided nosepiece, onepart of which a citizen of the United States of America, reis movablewith the lever-arm and the other siding at Denver, in the county ofArapahoepart being relatively stationary. The aux- 55 and State ofColorado, have invented certain iliary arms may be bent in or out orfor- 2 new and useful Improvements in Eyeglasses; ward or backward atwill, whereby they may andIdo declare the following to beafull,clear, bemade to conform to the shape of any nose. and exact description of theinvention, such lhese arms 10 when once adjusted are suffias will enableothers skilledin the art to which ciently rigid to maintain theirposition. The 10 it appertains to make and use the same, reffunction ofmy present improvement is to erence being had to the accompanyingdrawsupplement the action of these lever-arms 8, ings, and to thefigures of reference marked whereby the eyeglasses are held moresecurely thereon, which form a part of this specificain place and at thesame time permit ready tion. adjustment to fit the nose of any wearer.15 My invention relates to improvements in The position of the arms 10is approximately eyeglasses; and it consists of the features in theplane of the lenses. As shown in the hereinafter described and claimed,all of drawings, these arms occupy a position in a which will be fullyunderstood by reference plane parallel with and slightly in the rear ofto the accompanying drawings, in which is the plane of the lenses. Itmust be under- 20 illustrated an embodiment thereof. stood, however,that I do not limit myself to In the drawings, Figure 1 is an enlargedthe precise location shown, as it may be varear view of a pair ofeyeglasses equipped with ried within reasonable limits. my improvements,the lenses being partly Having thus described my invention, what brokenaway. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary per- I claim is- 2 5 spective view stillfurther enlarged. Fig. 3 1. In eyeglasses the combination with the is adetail perspective view shown on a larger frame orlens-1nountings,abridge, and springscale and viewed from a pointbetweenthe held lever-arms fulcrumed on the frame or lenses and at right anglesto Fig. 1. mounting, of a nosepiece composed of two I V The samereference characters indicate the distinct parts, one of which iscarried by the 0 same parts in all the views. lever-arm and has atendency to move toward Let the numeral 5 designate the lenses, 6 thebridge, whereby there is cooperative grip- 1 the mountings, 7 asaddle-bridge, and 8 the ping action between the bridge and nosepiecespring-held levers carrying the nosepieces 8 in a plane substantiallyperpendicular to the said levers beingjournaled in sleeves 9, whichplane of the lenses, the other part being rela- 35 are surrounded bysprings 12. One extremity tively stationary and extending downwardlyofeach springis connected with the lever-arm from the bridge. and theother extremity with the mounting 2. The combination with the eyeglassframe or frame of the eyeglasses. The saddle-bridge or mountings, and abridge bent in a plane is provided with a part 7*, projectingforsubstantially perpendicular to the plane of 4o wardly from a bend 7,said bend being in a the lenses, and having a part projecting forplanesubstantially perpendicularto the plane wardly from the bend to thelens-mounting of the lenses. or frame, and spring-held lever-arms ful-My improvement consists in attaching an crumed on the frame or mountingand havarm 10 to the frame or mounting 9 or to the ing nosepiecesnormally springpressed to- 45 extremity of the bridge part '7, adjacentthe ward the bridge, whereby there is cooperamounting of each lens. Thisarm 10 projects tive gripping action between the bridge and downwardlyfrom the bridge and terminates nosepieces in a plane substantiallyperpenin a nosepiece 10 Hence the nosepieces dicular to the plane of thelenses, the lever- 1O engage the nose below the projection 7 armsprojecting across the bridge; of rela- 50 of the bridge, while thenosepieces 8 engage tively stationary arms extending downwardly the noseabove the projection 7 of the bridge, from the bridge and provided withnoseing in a plane substantially perpendicular to 10 pieces arranged tocooperate with the nosethe plane of action of the lever-arm nosepiece ofthe lever-arms.

3. In eyeglasses the combination with the pieces. frame orlens-mountings, a bridge, andlever- In testimony whereof I affix mysignature 5 arms having nosepieees arranged to cooperin presence of twowitnesses.

ate with the bridge in a plane substantially ROBERT BROOKS FINCH.perpendicular to the plane of the lenses, of Witnesses: distinct,re1atively stationary nosepieces ex- EDWIN T. JONES,

tending downwardlyfrom the bridge and act- MARY O. LAMB.

